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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
6
The notice urges Bluefield residents to conserve water during a critical period. It warns that meters reveal noncompliance and those disregarding health board warnings face penalties equal to laws. Authorities vow vigilance and strict enforcement.
An editorial contrasts the failure to enforce murder laws with ongoing liquor prohibition. It notes the brutalization of society, cites high homicide figures, and argues that despite long-standing laws, enforcement remains weak for both murder and alcohol prohibition.
The essay argues that the summer boarder and summer homes have faded as vacations move with the automobile. It notes fewer long stays at country hotels and more mobile dining and lodging patterns as travelers switch locations hourly, highlighting American restlessness and nomadic trends in leisure.
In a Massachusetts town Haged sparked a rare melee where famed artists and writers abandoned tools and studios. The spectacle saw a clash of privileged figures using improvised weapons in a chaotic fight, challenging notions of refinement.
Theodore Alvord and Professor J C Drennon spoke in Bluefield. The Crockett farm south of Graham was bought by B B Harding and J E Shuffiebarger. Summers and Stewart street residents petitioned for pavings. Miss Pivangeline Palmer and Dr E T Tice wed in Bluefield. Dr B F Gale of Roanoke spoke at the Mercer County Medical Society in Princeton. Bluefield chosen as 1916 West Virginia Elks convention city.
Report describes a violent outbreak among writers musicians and painters at an artist colony with blows torn clothing and bruises. Observers note human resilience and imply the incident will fade as residents return to creative life. A Washington woman is also mentioned in a separate anecdote.
Parasitologists study life cycles of parasites attacking animals and humans. The liver rot of sheep shows how a single fluke can produce millions of eggs, pass through snails and grass blades, and cause widespread sheep deaths. scientists hope to cut infection risk with gained life-cycle knowledge.
A stray alligator prowls a backyard prompting curiosity about how it arrived. The piece jokes it slunk north from Florida to dodge a crush, while political quips note La Follette Jr benefits from salary and the prince of Wales earns sympathies in Argentina. It touches on footballs and Jimmy Walker as a NY mayoral hopeful.
The editorial moves from tong warfare in New York and a harsh deportation stance to criticism of criminals and foreign-born offenders, then shifts to government air defense study and accusations of incompetence, urging reforms and a capable air service. The piece closes with a pun about a workman who fell while fixing a gutter in St Louis.
President Coolidge swiftly creates a well balanced committee to probe the air craft situation. Retired army and navy reps, three congressmen, a banker and two aeronautical experts make up the panel with General Harbvord, Admiral Fletcher, Senator Bingham and Dwight Morrow named. The panel begins work immediately ahead of Congress opening in three months amid multiple prior investigations and a water committee study of the industry and commercial aviation.
The piece notes 11 percent higher food prices than last year and cites frequent automobile incidents at railroad crossings. It urges governments to build viaducts or subways on main highways to provide safe crossings, asserting that every stream on major routes has a bridge and traffic already avoids dangerous crossings.
A compact collection of clipped quotes from various papers. The items range from humorous lines about fall poetry to brief remarks on crime news and social mores, reflecting a mosaic of thoughts and wit across outlets.
Last Night's Mail notes Bob Follette's sweeping win in Wisconsin publican senatorial primaries and the shift of influence from Lenroot to Follette. The piece argues Follette's control of his father's organization will sustain his career and complicate Republican regulars, while addressing public health fears like plague and yellow fever with neutral guidance on disease prevention and vaccination.
Dr Hugh H Cummings surveys historic beliefs about epidemics and explains how modern knowledge links disease spread to germs. He notes ancient fears and superstitions, contrasts them with vaccination against smallpox, and states bubonic plague transfers from rats to humans.
A collage of satirical quips and cross Atlantic jests on prohibition weather and radio humor. References include Kellogg banning Sakiatvala from America and a spoof about disguises at a radio station. Mentions Hammonton New Jersey and industrial Birmingham with bold production figures.
Ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a quick cure for varicose veins and skin ailments. Claims promise shrinkage of enlarged veins after days of use and notes refunds if not satisfied. Mentions Bluefield Pharmacy East Pine Pharmacy and Fairview Pharmacy as sellers.
The piece argues that neither French nor American publics will accept a settlement where debt is settled only by the other side’s payment or by German funds. Negotiators must pursue the possible and shape it to look feasible, while critic R Harry Emerson Foldick faces accusations of treason for advocating an internationalist Christian ethic to curb nationalism and war.
The National Coal Association reports heavy bituminous mining with total output for the week ending September 19 about 11,000 net tons. This beat the prior week, September 12, when production fell due to Labor Day, with 9,993,000 net tons recorded by the Bureau of Mines.
London reports total unemployment costs after the war amount to 173.58 million pounds with 520 thousand pounds spent on out of work subsidies. The government releases figures outlining the financial impact of unemployment since the war.
Fragment from a story shows Mrs. Green insisting on staying with her husband as the ship sinks, predicting he will be shipwrecked with a beautiful girl on a desert island. The tone implies a melodramatic or humorous tale about marital vows amid danger.
An advertisement urges Purification of the body as the foundation of health. It promotes Calotabs taken weekly for several weeks and claims vitality will improve, offering a family package for 35 cents and a trial pack for one cent at drug stores.
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